Electronics Corporation of India Limited Key Developments

Toshiba Corporation announced that, in collaboration with Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), it has received an order to supply an X-band dual polarization transportable Doppler weather radar system to India Meteorological Department (IMD). The radar, the first weather radar that Toshiba will supply to outside Japan, will be installed at Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India in January 2015. The X-band dual polarization transportable Doppler weather radar system for IMD has a range of 80km, and its short wavelength supports high resolution imaging of precipitation and wind velocity. It is only 25% of the size and consumes only 10% of the power of an equivalent electron-tube-based radar.

Electronics Corporation of India Limited has appointed P. Sudhakar as its Chairman and Managing Director. Sudhakar has been associated with the company since the year 1979 and has served the company with distinguished services in the areas of design, development, manufacturing, testing and commissioning, the report stated. Prior to his appointment as Chairman and MD, he was holding the Office of the Director (Technical) and acting CMD.

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